Blast At Japanese Plant Leaves 8 Workers Dead

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December 23, 1991

TOKYO — An explosion and fire killed eight workers Sunday as they were inspecting a tank at a cooking oil factory in Osaka, police and fire department officials said. They said the cause of the explosion in western Japan was not immediately known. The blast occurred as nine workers inspected a 49-foot-high, 23-foot-diameter tank at Fuji Oil Co., a leading Japanese manufacturer of cooking oil and fat, said a fire official, speaking on condition of anonymity. He said the ninth worker was not hurt. Firefighters brought the fire under control three hours later, he added.